Sohail, M (1997) An investigation into the procurement of urban infrastructure in developing countries. PhD thesis, Loughborough University, UK.
Abstract
The poor in urban areas of developing countries suffer from inadequate tertiary (neighbourhood level) urban infrastructure; water and sanitation, solid waste, drainage, access pavements, street lighting and community buildings. Procurement of tertiary level infrastructure is the responsibility of the public sector. Rapid urbanisation is outstripping the already lacking resources of public sector. The involvement of private commercial sector in the procurement is through the micro-contracts. The term, 'micro-contracts', is proposed for the small and medium size contracts. In some cases a third sector like NGOs, CBOs and community groups have also played roles in the procurement of infrastructure. The processes, roles, relationships and performance of micro-contracts procured under routine and community participated strategies were explored with a view to promote the role of the community in the procurement process. The constraints to contract, relationship between public sector and community groups and ways to overcome those constraints were explored. The contract contexts were taken from India, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used. A multiple case study approach was ... (continues)
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | commercial; developing countries; drainage; pavement; performance; street lighting; roles; urbanisation; case study; India; Pakistan |
| Index terms: | Pakistan, urban area, drainage, routine, procurement process, developing country, tertiary, urban infrastructure, strategy, investigation, street lighting, water and sanitation, India, case study, urbanization, public sector |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, curriculum development, contractual arrangements, urban planning, development economics, Geography, urban form and morphology, management, environmental health, infrastructure and transport systems, administrative law, sociology |
| Topics: | Procurement, Sustainability, Governance, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Education, Organizational Design, International Construction, Legal Issues, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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